AFPA - Health & Wellness Coach
Certification
List the models of health - answer Medical and the Wellness or Holistic models
Define the Medical model of health - answer the medical model of health, is based on
the absence of one or more of the five Ds, namely death, disease, discomfort, disability
and dissatisfaction.
Define Vital Statistics - answer numerical data relating to birth, death, disease and
health
In the Medical model, how is health measured? - answer Health is measured using vital
statistics. Specifically, statistics related to morbidity and mortality.
Define morbidity - answer refers to the number of persons in a population who are ill.
Define mortality - answer refers to the number of deaths per unit of population in a
specific region, age group or other group.
Define incidence - answerrefers to the number of new cases of a particular disease in a
given time period.
Define prevalence - answerthe total number of people within a population with a
particular disease.
List some limits of the Medical Model. - answer1) Ignores social factors that may affect
health
2) Limited integration with mental and behavioral issues that do not stem from diseased
organs
3) Rarely considers psychological and social factors in the cause, diagnosis, treatment
and prevention of illness and disease
How does the Medical Model restore health? - answerMedical Model restores health by
curing a disease or by restoring function to a damaged body part.
Explain Chi - answerChi is an ancient health concept that refers to mind and body
balance in restoring health
Define the Wellness Model of Health (WHO) - answerWHO, defines health as a state of
complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease
and infirmity
Certification
List the models of health - answer Medical and the Wellness or Holistic models
Define the Medical model of health - answer the medical model of health, is based on
the absence of one or more of the five Ds, namely death, disease, discomfort, disability
and dissatisfaction.
Define Vital Statistics - answer numerical data relating to birth, death, disease and
health
In the Medical model, how is health measured? - answer Health is measured using vital
statistics. Specifically, statistics related to morbidity and mortality.
Define morbidity - answer refers to the number of persons in a population who are ill.
Define mortality - answer refers to the number of deaths per unit of population in a
specific region, age group or other group.
Define incidence - answerrefers to the number of new cases of a particular disease in a
given time period.
Define prevalence - answerthe total number of people within a population with a
particular disease.
List some limits of the Medical Model. - answer1) Ignores social factors that may affect
health
2) Limited integration with mental and behavioral issues that do not stem from diseased
organs
3) Rarely considers psychological and social factors in the cause, diagnosis, treatment
and prevention of illness and disease
How does the Medical Model restore health? - answerMedical Model restores health by
curing a disease or by restoring function to a damaged body part.
Explain Chi - answerChi is an ancient health concept that refers to mind and body
balance in restoring health
Define the Wellness Model of Health (WHO) - answerWHO, defines health as a state of
complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease
and infirmity
